HHS yanked its revised charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) little more than a month after the agency unveiled changes that critics warned would keep vaccine-skeptical...

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation was associated with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults, potentially through adverse effects on cerebral synaptic function, data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative suggested. (Journal...

Two physician senators -- Sen. Rand Paul, MD, (R-Ky.) and Sen. Roger Marshall, MD, (R-Kan.) -- are among the leading contenders to take over Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, (R-La.)'s role...

Low-dose buprenorphine significantly enhanced the antisuicidal effects of a single infusion of ketamine in patients with suicidal ideation and major depressive disorder (MDD), a randomized trial showed. Among 45 patients...

GLP-1 medication use increased by 140.4% from 2022 to 2024 while metabolic bariatric surgery utilization declined by 34.1%, national insurance data indicated. (JAMA Surgery) Generic forms of semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy)...

A large database study shows lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events and end-stage kidney disease, with no increase in adverse events. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cardiorenal-benefits-glp-1s-found-type-1-diabetes-2026a1000g8r?src=rss Author...

In primary care, a first prescription for high blood pressure (BP) could be tied to a small increased risk of hospitalization or death due to a fall, according to a...

The nation's largest physician specialty group is so frustrated by the harmful impacts Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have on their practices, it is asking CMS for major policy reforms in...

Dr. Tanzira Zaman and Dr. Ekaterini Zapantis partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim to share the health messages below. Dr. Zaman and Dr. Zapantis are paid consultants for Boehringer Ingelheim. Idiopathic pulmonary...

TRAPPIST-1e: The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life | New Scientist Close Close Source link : https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526127-the-distant-world-that-is-our-best-hope-of-finding-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Author : Publish date : 2026-05-19 16:00:00 Copyright...

A floating photovoltaic project by Chenya EnergyGetty Images/iStockphoto The ocean could be the next frontier for the world’s rapidly expanding solar energy industry. That’s the finding of a study showing...

When Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his confirmation hearing for health secretary last winter, many physicians and public health leaders saw something increasingly rare...

A new Voluntary Health Scotland report finds systemic gender inequalities are leaving too many patients unseen, unheard, and unsupported. Press Association Source link : https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/report-finds-systemic-misogyny-scotlands-health-system-2026a1000g7f?src=rss Author : Publish date :...

Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS) improved symptoms and infection clearance in treatment-naive Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease, the ENCORE trial showed. For the primary endpoint, the aminoglycoside antibacterial improved...

The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed over 130 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there...

Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3r27w78drdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-19 15:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the FDA analysis on pediatric deaths tied to COVID shots that was touted by former FDA leadership but never made public. Last November, former Center...

Nebulized treprostinil (Tyvaso) reduced lung function decline from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the pivotal TETON-1 trial, mirroring positive results from the parallel TETON-2 trial. Declines from baseline to week...

President Donald Trump on Monday announced that more than 600 generic medications are being added to the government's discounted-drug website TrumpRx, dramatically increasing offerings from one of the Republican administration's...

Antibiotics are sometimes prescribed for lower back pain when more conventional therapies don't work, based on some studies showing bacteria in affected spinal discs.In this randomized trial, no benefit from...